m152cdn how many is still alive out there?

[Arrr]

M152

On closer examination that is NOT a Canadian M152. It may well be one of the very few U.S. Army evaluation units. The tip off (besides the U.S. Army stencil on the hood) are the back doors. There are two. Our Canadian trucks have only one. Wonder wonder wonder.

JD

[Arrr]

M152 Photo Page

Am thinking to set up an M152 photo and info page on my web site. Not done quite yet but I seem to have a wac of pictures to post there. If anyone wants to send me a pic or many pictures of their M152 I would love to post them with credits/owners name or not as you may direct.

I can be contacted at tisvcs <at> yahoo <dot> com.

73
JD
VVV

[Arrr]

'nuther one

Found another Cdn M152 on Epay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge...fCarsQ5fTrucks

Almost missed what it really was it was so changed.

JD

[Arrr]

More M152's

Decided to put up a few pictures and pages of M152's on my web site.
This part of the site is NOT commercial.

http://www.signaltelecom.ca/M152%20I.html

Enjoy.

[J Lebowski]

JD,
Well done. Some wonderful pictures of those trucks.

[xm152]

xm152 Dodge Air Force paddy wagon 1953

Hi I am new to this web site I just brought in july 2009 a XM 152 Dodge Air Force paddy wagon 1953. They only made 150 of these trucks. This looks like a M43 model but has wood bench seats like the M37 Dodge , also has two rear doors with windows with metal screens, no side windows like the M43 ambulances and spare tire mounted on the left front door as on M37 B1 model dodge trucks. These trucks were Air Force blue color. Eric Richardson Lapeer Michigan

[OLD DODGE]

Welcome Eric!

I'm just down the road from you in Port Huron.

[Charles Talbert]

M152 for sale

The owner of Norcon Specialties has notified us that his refurbished Cummins powered M152 is for sale in the event anyone is searching. You can check out the rebuild at the photo/client page link on the website below. Lots of work was done to mechanicals and a fully refurbished 12 volt electrical system. A really nice truck built for commercial application.

[xm152]

Screwing -up rare m-152 trucks

Its to bad when people or companys screw up rare model m-152 Dodge trucks putting in differant engines and tramsissions . Why do you think Fords made in the 1932-40 cost so much because they were Hot Rodded and cut . Leave the rare models m152 to be RESTORED to orig condition. xm152 Eric Richardson Lapeer Michigan

[Charles Talbert]

Pretty outrageous &amp; quite self centered

Its to bad when people or companys screw up rare model m-152 Dodge trucks putting in differant engines and tramsissions . Why do you think Fords made in the 1932-40 cost so much because they were Hot Rodded and cut . Leave the rare models m152 to be RESTORED to orig condition. xm152 Eric Richardson Lapeer Michigan

Mr Richardson,
Your opinion is just fine by me, however mine is this; the folks that own the truck I mentioned, (Norcon Specialties) made the call and spec'ed their M152 like they wanted it to use as a service vehicle in their concrete restoration business. It was and is THEIR truck, you have absolutely no right to bad mouth their decision because your mind is stuck in the 50's. Now that it is for sale, I'm sure you can buy it and restore it to its original state. In fact I can tell you this, our Cummins diesel - 5-speed package is simply a bolt in deal. No mods to the frame/body at all, I don't like destroying the integrity of any vehicle. Rest assured that you can remove the Cummins and bolt the gas guzzling 251 and Acme transmission right back in place in all its original glory. The original engine was blown and mostly disassembled when the truck came to us, I still have the Acme transmission around, feel free to make me an offer on it if you would like to have it.


As far as our business here at M Series Rebuild, (referred to as a Company that screws up rare vehicles in your post) is in business to rebuild/restore vehicles to the owners specifications. We will certainly restore back to bone stock and do just that frequently for customers who want it. If we were working for you, we would follow your guidelines as an owner to the letter. We give all our customers the same options and build them the exact truck they want as close as we possibly can. I don't think we would be here long if we didn't do what customers ask.

I'm sure by now you feel that you offended me with your statements. That isn't the case at all. What you need to understand is simply this, owners have every right to do whatever they want regardless of how you feel they should do it. It's really no concern of yours what another owner does or what services various Companies may offer. While some want a stock truck for showing at military shows, etc.; others would rather have a more powerful, road worthy, and safer vehicle that they can take out and enjoy driving while keeping up with normal traffic flow. Many would rather enjoy the 20+ miles per gallon ratings and 70+ miles per hour capability of the Cummins than the maybe 8 MPG offered by the stock 251. The safety and driver comfort of 4-wheel power disc brakes and power steering are some real improvements for folks who want them.

Yes Mr. Richardson, your opinions of what you like in your truck are just fine, but please have the courtesy to let all the other owners do it the way they want too as well without telling them "they did it wrong.".

[xm152]

I am sorry

I am sorry for statements I made To your company and all other companys and to all persons who own Dodge M-series trucks. I guess I was having a bad day. It was wrong to say any thing about making trucks not stock. I am Sorry to YOU. xm152 Eric Richardson Lapeer Michigan October 25-09

[Charles Talbert]

Apology accepted

I am sorry for statements I made To your company and all other companys and to all persons who own Dodge M-series trucks. I guess I was having a bad day. It was wrong to say any thing about making trucks not stock. I am Sorry to YOU. xm152 Eric Richardson Lapeer Michigan October 25-09

Truthfully speaking, I also see the point you made in a sense. The old phrase "to each his own" is highly recognized in this business, and we have to consider that strongly. Every project we work on isn't necessarily done the way I would approach it if it were mine, however I have to keep in mind that it isn't mine; thus I have to approach it the way the customer see's it. This in effect keeps everyone happy.

[MasterYota]

A blurry line...

I've always felt as an enthusiast that we as a group tread an often blurry line when it comes to saving our trucks. We catch flack from the purists for hotrodding a truck, and the purists catch flack from us for keeping a pristine rig under lock and key and slathering it in wax.

"To each his own" is the perfect motto for any automotive enthisiast, and its why its still growing sport. When it comes to the rarer of rigs, would it hurt to suggest modifying another rig in its place? I have no issue with taking a basket case vehicle thats been in the woods for 40 years, and driven half to death and hotrodding it. At least it would survive in some form rather than heading off to the crusher as junk. I have second thoughts though about carving up a pristine unit for the sake of conversion and updating when I know that just around the corner is a better candidate with less "patina"...

Save the rarer ones, build the flawed ones, and try to save them all.

In a perfect world naturally...

[Russcal]

An introduction...

Hiya, all!

New guy here... also a happy owner of an ex USAF XM152! Bought mine thru eBay a year and a half ago, thinking it was a M43. Got the thing shipped home, and lo and behold, not a M43 Ambulance but a rare XM152. Doing some archealogical work on it (sanding), found that my truck was used by a contractor at a local (Los Angeles area) rocket and nuclear research facility. A local truck with some unique history!

I'm currently in the process of gathering missing parts to get the beasty back together and intact. Fortunately, the only modification done to my truck was a gosh-awful paint job (interior and exterior) and a poor 24V to 12V conversion. Other various parts were broken or missing. I've since managed to acquire a door mounted spare tire rack (missing), and rear compartment sliding door (missing). Things yet to be found are a new rear step, black-out light, and bench seats for the gutted out rear.

As to the restore versus "hotrod" arguement, that is, ultimately, up to the owner... it's their rig and their money! I had many different ideas on what I would do to my truck, when I thought it was a "run of the mill" M43 Ambulance. However, discovering what it really is, and how rare they are, I feel that I am obligated to try and get it back to as original as possible. The fact that it served an interesting life only adds to it's "historical" value. I'm not doing this with pictures of jackpots in my head, but the fact that somewhere down the line people might wonder what a XM152 looked like.

Russ
Proud son of Rose and Wes

[xm152]

XM152 Dodge trucks

Hi xm152 I brought this in Jackson Michigan in July 2009. It restored ? But the lights dont work no turn signals bad tires broken glass. Now the gen is not charging, also wrong gen. It has bench seats on only the right side. The bench seat brackets are not the same as M37 seat brackets that is the brackets that mount on the inside walls. The wood strips look the same but longer. the brackets that the wood strips bolt to look like to be the same. xm152 Eric Richardson Lapeer Michigan